Houston driver rescued from box truck hanging over I-45 North Freeway

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Driver rescued from truck hanging over Houston highway

Firefighters rescued a driver from a box truck that was hanging over a Houston freeway on Wednesday morning.

Firefighters rescued a driver from a box truck that was hanging over a Houston freeway on Wednesday morning.

The box truck overturned on the HOV exit ramp over the southbound lanes of the I-45 North Freeway.

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Part of the cab was hanging over the edge of the freeway, and the driver was still in the truck when firefighters arrived.

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Video showed firefighters climb into the cab of the truck to get the driver out. The driver was lifted out of the cab with a ladder truck.

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The lanes below the ramp were closed while the crews removed the truck from the bridge, but the roadway has since reopened.

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